Kentucky House Bill 229 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-03 - posted in committee
Pending: House Tourism Development and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapters 278 to require retail electric suppliers to use increasing amounts of renewable energy; require retail electric suppliers to take energy-efficiency measures and implement energy-efficiency programs that increase energy savings over a period of time; provide for alternative compliance plans for public utilities who fail to meet renewable energy or efficiency requirements; define renewable energy; specify reporting requirements to the Public Service Commission regarding progress in diversifying energy sources and energy savings; require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff guidelines for purchase of renewable power.

AN ACT relating to economic development.

Rep. Mary Marzian [D]	Rep. Dwight Butler [R]	Rep. Kelly Flood [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]
Rep. Jeff Greer [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Dennis Keene [D]	Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]
Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Darryl Owens [D]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Arnold Simpson [D]
Rep. Rita Smart [D]	Rep. Jim Wayne [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-03	House	posted in committee
2015-02-09	House	to Tourism Development & Energy (H)
2015-02-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB229.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB229/bill.doc